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Mother Superior, Brandon R. Hansen
Mother Superior, Brandon R. Hansen
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Prologue /The Lake Within
I am a fisherman. Every time I raise my arm to cast, I’m searching for an answer.
What is a lake?
I throw my lure at the lilies of my childhood, the sunken log of my crib. With every cast I hope the truth will follow it back, this little piece of me I offer to the mystery.
My earliest memories are at the bus stop, where a shroud of mist swirled about me and I listed side-to-side, six-AM eyes drooping while I waited for that big yellow ship to bust through the fog and …
Where I Come From/Where I Am, Dean Ramsey Foster
Where I Come From/Where I Am, Dean Ramsey Foster
Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers
This story begins in the Midwest, among the everyman. A story lived by many. Where you go to “work” so that you can go “up north” and to “the lake.” This story is set in the cities of West Michigan, and on the banks of the world’s longest freshwater cost line. A place that is remembered through the souvenirs collected along the way. Where the color of the water, and the smell of the air, can release a flood of memories for those indoctrinated by this story. A place where I spent 26 years, living the story, working, going up …